07/30/2026
I feel that many students relate to White Tara.
Of course she's very gentle and very kind, and she has something that I want: help.
We think, "I hear she has an abundance of healthy vibes, which she would be happy to share with me."
When we think of White Tara, there's a kind of relaxation -- the very thing that we wish we had in abundance!
White Tara practice has a kind of nostalgic feeling. Somehow she seems more like an auntie than a real deity — that aunt who just dotes on you, who would give you anything.
We want to be healthier. We want to stop hurting. Who would be so kind as to help me achieve that?
She would be there for me the whole time, encouraging me and infusing me with something that only a doting aunt would do. I don't know if you ever had a favorite aunt like that. You never think. “Well, am I imposing on her? Is this too much for her?” No, no. Just call her up and she'll do anything for you. Like that.
In many ways White Tara was part of my recovery (from being a prisoner of war), my recovery of my sense of well-being .
In my previous life, I had great love for White Tara.
I felt that she was a beloved companion, and that she was so important to my well being. Not because of White Tara meditation practice, but just because she herself is so appealing.
Of course, I did many other very strong practices, including wrathful practices, (which I will not teach in this life.) I will not kid you. The wrathful practices, including Vajrayogini, are challenging to our sense of well-being.
And this is perhaps why White Tara practice was emphasized in Tibet; to act as a balancing — where we could relax into White Tara practice, and feel that we were loved and cared for.
I believe her practice produces long life through well-being.
The lack of stress in that practice really produces a sense of well-being and the experience of health that comes out of well-being.
It produces confidence in White Tara, who supports your new attitudes.
Feeling infused with a sense of well-being, my system, my mind, my body is working in the most efficient and least stressful way to relate to my life and my activities.
Domo Geshe Rinpoche
Overcoming Errors in Compassion
2026 Summer Retreat Session 1 Day
